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Video model usefulness and open source access versus complexity and weak controllability

April 7, 2026r/LocalLLaMA

In r/LocalLLaMA, debate centers on open source video models being crucial for creator communities, while others argue current local video generation remains complex, slow, and hard to control compared to SOTA.

Seeing a lot of people here say video models aren't as useful, but that completely ignores the art and creator communities.
we desperately need that capability brought into the open-source community.
The problem with video Gen is that while there are tools and loras and workflows that allow users more control, it's still pretty complex, especially for average user.
Local video models are still pretty far behind SOTA as well.
it ends up being a slot machine that rarely gives you the exact result you want, and it takes 5+ min
r/LocalLLaMA
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